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UNITED STATES PATENT CEEICE.

JOHN H. ODENBRETT, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CORSET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 436,431, dated September 16, 1890. Application filed June 3, 1890. Serial No. 354,-1Z1. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN H. ODENBRETT, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, and a citizen of the United States, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Corsets, of which the fol lowing is a specification, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front View, and Fig. 2 is a rear View.

Corsets have heretofore been constructed with elastic sections or gores placed in various parts, and with stiff and corded piecesin other parts.

This invention relates to the above class of corsets, and its object is to provide an improved corset in which the elastic sect-ions will be so arranged as to give proper expansion of the corset at the point where the expansion of the trunk of the body requires such elasticity or expansion in the corset, and in which the stiffened portion is so arranged in relation to the remainder of the corset as to firmly support or hold the parts of the trunk of the body which are to be held or supported. I accomplish this object, as illustrated in the drawings, and as hereinafter described.

That which I claim as new will be pointed out in the claims.

The corset consists of two sections, as usual, which sections are laced together at the rear, as shown in Fig. 2, and are joined together by the usual olasps in the front, as shown in Fig. 1. As these sections are alike, I will describe one section only.

a represents the steel at the front.

I) are boned or corded sections running upward, which at the top are busted or pressed out, as at c, to form the bust of the corset.

d is an elastic section joined to the section b on one side, and on the other joined to section 6. The elastic section d extends upwardly to a little above the waist-line, as shown in Fig. 1. Above the section d is a stiff section f, extending from the elastic section 61 to the top of the corset. The sections e are made in the usual form and are provided with the usual stifiening material.

9 is an elastic section joined on one side to the section or sections e and extending down a little below the waist-line, as shown in Fig. 2. Section 9 is attached on the other side to an inelastic section h, extending the entire length of the corset.

t' is a stilf section extending from the lower end of the elastic section g to the lower edge of the corset.

j is the usual lacing-section secured to the section h.

I make the elastic sections cl and g of narrow straps of elastic webbing. These narrow straps can accordingly stretch independently of each other. The section cl extends above the waist-line and the elastic section 9 extends below the waist-line, so that at the waistline there are two elastic sections which give a large amount of expansion to the corset at the waist-line, where it is necessary. The section d at its upper end gives an elastic action at the point over the heart, where elastic action is particularly important. The stiif section f above this elastic section d firmly supports the bust a, keeping the bust in proper form and supporting the breasts, as is necessary to maintain the proper form. The elastic sections (Z of the two sections of the corset at their lower ends give alarge amount of elasticity to the steels a and sec tions 1) at their lower ends, where they support the abdomen. The corset must be laced fairly tight to give the proper form at the lower portion. The two elastic sections (1 at their lower ends give a large amount of elasticity to the corset at the abdomen, where a large amount is particularly desirable on account of the swell of the abdomen. The elastic section 9 gives an elastic action to the corset over the shoulder-blade. This is important to give freedom of movement. The lower portion of the section g extends below the waist-line, as above described, and its lower end is over the kidney. The elastic action over the kidneyis an exceedingly important feature, as an inelastic corset over the kidney causes various diseases. The stiff section 2' comes back of the hip, thereby giving the proper form to that part, and also giving a perfect support to the upper parts of the corset which support the trunk.

The corset above described accordingly gives an elastic action over the points of the mit easy breathing.

body Where expansion or elasticity is necessary, and it also gives a firm support Where such support is necessary or desired. The elastic sections a and g at the Waist-line give a sufficient amount of elastic action to per- The elastic sections 9 give elastic action at the upper part of the corset at the rear in the region of the lungs,.

the waist-line, stiff sectionsf, extending from the sections (1 to the top of the corset, inelastic sections e, extending from the bottom of thecorset over the hip to the top of the corset, and sections completing the back of the corset, said elastic sections d being located midway between the hip-sections e and the inelastic front sections b, substantially as specified.

2. A corset composed of inelastic sections h at the back, elastic sections g, extending from the top of the corset downwardly below the waist-line, over the shoulder-blade, inelastic sections '5, extending from sections 9 to the lower edge of the corset, hip-sections 6, extending from the bottom to the top of the corset, and sections completing the front of the corset, said elastic sections g being mid- Way between the back of the corset and the hip-sections of the corset, substantially as specified.

3. A corset composed of the inelastic sections 1) at the front and elastic sections d, adjoining the sections 1) and extending from the bottom of the corset upward above the waist-line, a stifi section f above the sections d, extending to the top of the corset, inelastic sections e, adjoining the sections 01 andf and extending from the bottom. to the top of the corset, andelastic section .g, adjoining the T 7 section e and extending from the top of the corset downward below the waist-line,a stiff 5 section 2', extending from the elastic section 9 to the bottom of the corset, and sections h i and j at the back, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

JOHN H. ODENBRETT.

Witnesses: I

HARRY T. J ONES, ALBERT I-I. ADAMS. 

